Severn Beach
| Severn Beach | |
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 The foreshore at Severn Beach, with the Second Severn Crossing in the background. |
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 Severn Beach
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| Severn Beach shown within Gloucestershire | |
| OS grid reference | ST542848 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode district | BS35 |
| Dialling code | 01454 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Severn Beach is a village on the mouth of the river Severn in South Gloucestershire, England. A riverside footpath, which is part of the Severn Way - Sea Wall, leads beneath the Second Severn Crossing bridge. The eastern portal of the Severn Tunnel lies on the outskirts of the village.
Severn Beach only existed as a farm until Great Western Railway linked Pilning and Avonmouth in 1900. The railway saw the possibilities of development now that trains passed through the area and in 1922 the village was created as a seaside resort with a swimming pool called the "Blue Lagoon", a boating lake and the Beach Comber Strip Club, mostly by local entrepreneur Robert Stride. Many people came from nearby Bristol because Severn Beach had less strict licensing laws.
In recent years many of the shops have closed but the convenience store and bakery still trade. The village pub was demolished to make way for housing. The village is moving towards "commuter town" status, with people using its rail and road links to work in Bristol and elsewhere.
Severn Beach used to have a popular swimming pool which has been demolished in favour of an open space and some housing.
The village is part of the Filton and Bradley Stoke Parliamentary constituency and is currently represented by the Conservative MP Jack Lopresti.
The village is at the end of the Severn Beach Line railway, with a small unstaffed station. The line used to loop northwards to join the main Cardiff-Bristol line at Pilning in the direction of Bristol, but this section was closed in 1964 and the trackbed has been built over.
The village was formerly served by buses of Wessex Connect but with effect from August 2015 Severnside Transport took over the contract to provide services on Monday-Saturday (but with Wessex still providing services on a Sunday).
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